University of the World
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In this book, Dieter Lenzen analyzes the world's three major educational systems: the Continental-European, the Atlantic (Anglo-American) and the East Asian. Distancing himself from the current trend towards the economically driven Anglo-American system of education, the author proposes an alternative model, "a university of the world". Contents: Three concepts of the university in the globalization process The dynamics of global social systems Global challenges in the post-secondary educational sector as springboard for comparing systems Convergence and divergence: current system dynamics in the post-secondary sector Can there be fair chances in a world university system? Conclusion Target readers: Theorists of higher education Policy makers of higher education Administrators of higher education Social scientists The author: Professor Dr. Dieter Lenzen is the president of Universitt Hamburg, vice president of the German Rectors' Conference (HRK) in Germany and the German universities' spokesperson for the HRK.

